Folding display-case.



D. WEINSTOOK. FOLDING DISPLAY CASE.

APPLIOATION FILED IEB.20, 1911.

Patented Nov. 14, 1911.

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COLUMBIA PLANOORAPH co.. WASHINGTON. D C.

D. WEINSTOGK.

FOLDING DISPLAY CASE.

APPLICATION FILED rmmo, 1911.

1,008,574, Patented Nov. 14, 1911.

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COLUMBIA PLANODRAPH CID-,WASHINGTON D c DAVIS WEINSTOCK, OF NEW YORK, N.Y.

FOLDING DISPLAY-CASE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 20, 1911.

Patented Nov. 14, 1911.

Serial No. 609,580.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVIS VVnINsTooK, a citizen of the United States,and resident of New York city, borough of Manhattan, in the county ofNew York and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Folding Display-Cases, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of my invention is to provide a display case or show case,wherein the various walls may be folded together, so that the case maybe placed in compact form for transportation and storage and may bereadily opened out for use.

My invention comprises novel details of improvement and combinations ofparts that will be more fully hereinafter set forth and then pointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof,wherein,

Figure 1 is a front view of a display case embodying my invention; Fig.2 is a rear view; Fig. 3 is a side view, looking from the right of Fig.1; Fig. 1 is a view showing the sides collapsed and folded; Fig. 5 is asection on the line 5, 5, in Fig. 1; Fig. 6 is a detail section on theline 6, 6, in Fig. 1, showing the parts collapsed; Fig. 7 is aperspective view of a modified form of the case; Fig. 8 is a side viewshowing said case collapsed; Fig. 9 is a section on the line 9, 9, inFig. 7, and Fig. 10 is a front view of Fig. 8.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in theseveral views.

My improved case is provided with a front wall or panel 1, a rear frame2, side walls or panels 3, a bottom 4-. and a top 5. The sides 3 arehinged to frame 2, by hinges 6, so as to fold inwardly over or in linewith each other, and when opened out said sides extend between the frontwall 1 and the top and bottom to maintain the case open. The front isprovided at opposite sides with rearwardly extending stops 1 againstwhich the front edges of the sides 3 are adapted to bear to limit theiroutward movement. Bottom 4: is made in a plurality of parts hingedtogether at the dividing line 7, by hinges 8, so that the parts of thebottom may fold upwardly between front wall 1 and frame 2, the rearmember 4 of bottom 41 being hinged at 9 to frame 2 and the front member4t being hinged at 10 to the front wall 1. The top 5 is likewise made ina plurality of parts joined at the dividing line 11 by hinges 12.

The member 5 at the top is hinged to frame 2 by hinges 12, and member 5is hinged to the upper part of front wall 1 by hinges 13, so that themembers of the top may fold inwardly between front wall 1 and frame 2(see Figs. 4 and In the form shown in Figs. 7 to 10 the front wall 1 ishinged directly to top 5 at the hinges 12 which top is secured uponframe 2.

The back 14 may be made in a plurality of parts hinged at 15 to frame 2,as in Figs. 1 to 5, or said back may be in a single piece hinged at oneedge to frame 2 as indicated at 15 in Figs. 7 to 10.

In the form shown in Figs. 1 to 5 one of the'back doors may be connectedwith frame 2 by a suitable clip 16 and pin 17 respectively on said frameand one door, and the other door 1 1 may be held closed by a fastener 18on one of the doors engaging a keeper 19 on the other door, or bothdoors may be held closed by the parts 18, 19. In the form shown in Figs.7 to 10 the door 14 may be held closed by clip 16 on the door engagingpin 17 on frame 2, or said parts may be reversed.

When the case is to be used, in the form shown in Figs. 1 to 5, thefront wall is moved outwardly, the bottom is depressed, the top israised, and the sides 3 are swung outwardly, between the parts 1, 2, tand 5, and brace the parts all together. WVhen the case is collapsed thetop 5 and the bottom 4 are folded between the front wall 1 and foldedsides 3, the latter being folded across frame 2.

In the form shown in Figs. 7 to 10 the front wall and sides are madeinclined, the sides 3 maintaining the parts extended as beforedescribed. WVhen the case is collapsed the bottom is folded (Fig. 8),but the top 5 does not fold.

The front, sides and top may be made of glass panels having metalframes, or in other suitable manner.

Changes may be made in the details of construction and arrangements setforth, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing fromthe spirit of the invention.

Having now described my invention what I claim is 1. A folding displaycase comprising a 'frame, sides hinged to said frame to fold inwardly infront thereof, a bottom hinged to the frame and having a plurality ofmembers to fold in front of said frame and sides, a top hinged to theframe and having a plurality of members hinged together to fold in.front of the frame, and a front hinged to said bottom and to said top,said sides being adapted to extend between the top and bottom andbetween the frame and the front, said frame being open and provided witha hinged back adapted to swing relatively to said frame.

2. A folding display case comprising a frame, sides hinged to said frameto fold inwardly in front thereof, a bottom hinged to the frame andhaving a plurality of members to fold in front of said frame and sides,a top hinged to the frame and having a plurality of members hingedtogether to fold in front of the frame, and a front hinged to saidbottom and to said top, said sides being adapted to extend between the.

3. A folding display case comprising a frame, sides hinged to the frameand adapted to fold inwardly thereon, a bottom movably secured to theframe and adapted to fold in front of the frame and the folded sides, atop on the frame, and a front hinged to said top and to said bottom,said sides being normally in contact with the top and front and bottomfor retaining the several members of the case in unfolded relation.

4. A folding display case comprising a frame, a top on the frame, afront movably secured to said top and adapted to swing toward the frame,sides hinged to the frame and adapted to be folded inward between theframe and the front, a bottom hinged to the front and movably connectedto the frame and adapted to be folded between the front and foldedsides, said sides normally fitting snugly between the frame and frontand top and bottom for retaining the several members of the case inunfolded relation.

5. A folding display case comprising a frame, a front, sides hinged tothe frame and adapted to be folded upon the frame independently of thefront, a top movably connected to the frame and front and adapted to befolded between the front and the folded sides, and a bottom movablyconnected to the frame and to the front and adapted to be folded betweenthe folded sides and the front, said sides having their edges normallyincontact with the inner surfaces of the front and top and bottom forretaining them in their unfolded relation.

6. A folding display case comprising a frame, a front, sides hinged tothe frame and adapted to be folded upon the frame independently of thefront, a top movably connected to the frame and front and adapted to befolded between the frame and the front, and a bottom movably connectedto the frame and to the front and adapted to be folded between the frameand the front, said sides having their edges normally in contact withthe inner surfaces of the front and top and bottom for retaining them intheir unfolded relation.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, this 18th day of February, A. D. 1911.

DAVIS WEINSTOCK.

Witnesses HERMAN HERs'r, Jr., T. F. BOURNE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

